Combined continuous kiln and drier.



No. 837,547. PATENTBD DBG'. 4, 190s.

` G. GURLEY.

COMBINED coNTINUoUs KILN AND DRIBR. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22,1906.

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No. 837,547. PATENTED DEO. 4, 190s.

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GEORGE CURLEY, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

COMBINED CONTINUOUS KILN AND DRIER.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 4, 1906.

Application led Tune 22,1906. Serial No. 322,859.

To ctl whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE CURLEY, residing at Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Continuous Kiln and Drier, of which the following is a specification.

This invention seeks to provide a new and improved construction and cooperative arrangement of kiln for burning ceramic ware, brick, pottery, &c., and a drier-house for drying the green ware, which is heated and maintained at the desired temperature by the waste heat that discharges from the kiln, whereby the operation of drying is effected practically without expense of special firing or fuel consumption.

Generically my invention comprehends a kiln having means for continuously circulating the air to be heated in such manner whereby without a material increase in the expense of fuel over what is generally used in the ordinary types of kilns it is constantly taken from the outside of the kiln and is heated to the maximum temperature, in practice to one thousand degrees, more or less, suflicient to quickly and uniformly dry green brick in the drying-house, and such arrangement and construction of flues whereby to retain the heat that passes off from the kiln and which is usually wasted and maintain same at a substantially high temperature as it is being circulated through the drying-house.

In its more complete nature my invention embodies an improved construction of kiln having the peculiar arrangement of continuous flue for conveying air in such manner around the kiln or burning chamber whereby to heat the same at the desired maximum temperature and combined with the discharge or steam iiues from the interior of the fine, whereby the water, smoke, or steam that passes from the kiln-chamber is drawn off into the continuous air-fines, thoroughly disseminating same, so that nothing but hot air at a very high temperature is conveyed into the drier-flues, which form the drafts for the continuous kiln-flues and which convey the kiln-heated air through the drying-house in such manner whereby to effect a perfect and expeditious drying of the green ware held therein.

In its still more subordinate features my.

pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a diagrammatic plan view illustrating the general arrangement of my combined continuous kiln and drying house. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof, taken substantially on the line 2 2 on Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of the drying-house, `taken on the line 3 3 on Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a transverse section of the drying-house, taken substantially on the line 4 4 on Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a similar view taken on the line 5 5 on Fig. 8. Fig. 6 is a detail cross-section of a slightly-modified form of the drying-house bottom. Fig. 7 is a horizontal section ofthe continuous kiln, taken substantially on the line 7 7 on Fig. 2. Fig. 8 is a horizontal section of the drying-house, taken substantially on the line 8 8 on Fig. l. Fig. 9 is a crosssection of the continuous flue, taken on the line 9 9 on Fig. 7.

ln carrying out my invention l refer to arrange the drier-house and the iln substantially in the manner shown in Fig. 1, in which l designates the continuous-flue kiln; D, the drier-house; F, the fan-house, located between the kiln and drier-house, and a a and b b supplemental kilns, which may or may not be coupled with the kiln, as will hereinafter be more fully explained.

1 designates the kiln, the construction of ,which and its adaptability for combining with my improved construction of drierhouse form the essential features of this invention. Said kiln as it is illustrated by Figs. 2, 7, and 9 includes two longitudinallydisposed kilnchambers la l, having an arched top, which chambers in practice are fired in any approved manner.

Built around the sides and over the top of the chambers 1'l laL is a system of air-conveying flues that extend continuously and with their ends arranged in semicircular form, as shown, and these flues connect at each side of the kiln with cold-air intakes 3, located midway the kiln and at the bottom thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, and each of which has a gate 3"L for regulating the inflow of the air to the iues.

The two intakes 3 extend up the sides of the kiln and discharge into the flue-passages that extend continuously around and over the kiln-chambers l l, the passages designated 3X at one side of the kiln being joined by transversely-dispose il sections 3 o. (See Fig.7,

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'tend through the crown of the. kiln-chamber vand serve as a means for the exit of the water,

'moke, andsteam from the said kiln-chamers.

By providing the collecting-chamber 8 and the ues 31 and 2, as shown, it is manifest that the water, smoke, and steam are drawn 'up through the flues 2, of which there are a large number, so that from the beginning to the end of the passage of the cold air over the radiating-surface of the kiln the smoke and steam will be drawn fromthe chambers 8 into the said air-flues 2 and be thoroughly l disseminated in its passage through the flues 3i and in Such manner as to not interfere with the maximum heating of the cold air beforeit passes from the continuous kiln of the drier-house.

At the discharge side of the kiln and diametrically opposite the intake at the opposite side is formed a duct for drawing off the heated air, which consists of a large flue 4, that extends up the exit side of the kiln and transversely over the kiln-chamber at that side and formed with pendent portions 4a 4a, that communicate with the horizontal fines 3X SY, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

By reason of the construction of the kiln as described it will be readily understood that the cold air as it is drawn into the continuous Hue-passages is circulated many times over the radiating-surface of the kiln-chambers 1a la, and by reason of providing a large number of outlets in the kiln-tops that communicate with the said continuous Hue-passages the water, smoke, and steam, as fast as they are created within the kiln-chambers 1a will be drawn into the circulating current of air and thoroughly dried out as the cold air is heated to a maximum degree and drawn off to be utilized as`a means for heating the drier house, the construction of which and the particular arrangement of its flues being such that the waste heat from the kiln can be maintained for a long time at a high temperature, at least sufliciently high to provide for thoroughly drying the green ware held within the drier-house.

To provide for a strong feed of cold air and its thorough circulation and the induction of the water, smoke, and steam into the said flues, I connect a suction-fan 6 with the oiftake L1, as shown in Fig. 2, and I also arrange that this fan will take the hot air and force it into the circulating-nues of the drier-house, the general method of utilizing said hot air being best understood by reference to Figs. 2 and 8, from which it will be seen that the hot air from the fan-house is discharged into the conveying-tube 17, that communicates with the lateral feed-sections 18 18, that discharge into the transversely-disposed flues 16 at the forward end of the drier-house and which communicate with the longitudinally extended and vertically-projected side flues 1-1a 14a and the central flue 13a, with which connect the stacks 14x 14X and 13X, provided with valves the regulating of which deflects the hot air through the circulating pipes or chambers, presently referred to, when the stack 12a is cut off.

The drier also has a series of longitudinal ues below its floor, which communicate with transverse end lues l16 and 19, connecting the opposite ends to supplementalheatingpipes 15, that extend up over the floor of the drier-house between the several sets of trackrails, as clearlyshown in Fig. 5, upon which the cars containing the green ware are run, it being understood that the said rails 10 are located within the drierchambers 9 and that the stack 12a communicates with the said chambers 9 9 through the crown thereof, and the said stack has cut-off valves, as v shown.

Instead of providing the heating-pipes 15 and arranging them on top of the drierhouse floor the supplemental heat-conveying means may be in the nature of additional horizontal and longitudinally-extended flues ICO 25 25, located over the iiues 12 12 and under the drier-house floor, as shown in Fig. 6, and such flues 25 25 connected at the ends with the transverse spaces 16 and 19.

If desired, additional kilns may be connected with the fan-house and the waste heat therefrom fed into the drier, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is believed the complete construction, the operation, and the advantages of my invention will be readily understood.

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It will be noticed that by reason of the l peculiar construction of the continuous kiln and. the manner in which the distributing- Hue for the drier is arranged the air heated by the waste or radiated heat of the kiln is caused to circulate within the drying-house at a degree of temperature sufficient to provide for a thorough drying out of the green ware, thus making it possible to operate the drier with practically no expense, since no additional expense or extra fuel capacity is il'ielquired for maintaining the continuous D D designate vertically-adjustable gates ISO that work over the opposite ends of the drying-house chambers, as shown in Fig. 2, and by means of which the said chambers can be closed in after the ware has been conveyed therein or readily raised to permit of the withdrawal of the ceramic or other ware holding platform.

In the practical application of my invention any kind of draft may be used, either forced, fan, or stack, and the method of taking cold air from outside can be readily applied to other forms of continuous or arched 'lns and conveyed to other forms of driers.

The intake and outlets may be at any point ofthe kiln to suit the particular form of plants already built for which my invention may be adapted'.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A combined drier and kiln comprising a series of continuously-extended air-fines, located over the heat-radiating surfaces of the kiln-chamber and hot-air-distributing iues for the drier-house, in communication with the continuous kiln-iiues.

2. In a combined drier and kiln of the character described; a drier having heatdistributing flues, valved offtakes therefor7 said drier having a valved stack in communication with its drying-chambers; a kiln having a series of continuous air-passages over its heat-radiating surfaces, and watersmoke outlets that discharge into the said passages and a means for conveying the hot air from the said air-passages to the drierhouse flues, as set forth.

3. The combination with the drier-house, having a series of longitudinal flues, transverse lues in communication therewith, a plurality of valved ofi'takes for said flues, and having a valved offtake-stack in communication with the drying-chambers; of a kiln and means combined therewith for concentrating and conveying the radiated or waste heat therefrom and discharging the same into the flues of the drier-house.

4. In combination with a drier-house having heat-distributing flues, valved oiftakes connected therewith and a valved stack in communication with the drying-chambers; of a kiln, and a means for continuously passing air over its heat-radiating surface, collecting the heated air and circulating it in the drier-ho use iiues, as set forth.

5. In combination with the drier-house, said house having heat-distributing flues; of a kiln having a series of continuously-running air-passages located over its radiatingsurfaces, a series of iiues from the kiln-top that communicate with the said air-passages and a means for drawing off the hot air in the said continuous flues and discharge the same intohthe drier-house distributing-fines, as set fort 6. In a combined drier and kiln of the character described, in combination with the kiln, of a series of air-flues located in the radial heat Zone ofthe kiln, said flues extending continuously from their intake to their discharge points, a supplemental chamber having communication with the kiln-chambers and adapted to receive the water-smoke and steam therefrom and a series of flues that connect the supplemental chamber with the continuous air-fines and means for creating a forced draft in said iiues, as set forth.

7. In a combined drier and kiln of the character stated, a series of longitudinal iiues under the drying-chamber floors, transverse flue connections that join the longitudinal flues at their ends, an intake to the said flues, means for collecting the waste radiated heat of the kiln and forcing it into the drierflues, valved offtakes connected with the said iiues and a valve-controlled stack that communicates with the waste-receiving cham-.

bers of the drier.

8. A continuous kiln, comprising the longitudinally disposed combustion chamber, having flues that project upwardly above the kiln-top, a casing mounted on the kiln-top and extended continuously thereover and over the discharge ends of the vertical flues from the kiln-chamber whereby to receive the water-smoke and steam from the kilnchambers, a series of continuously-extended air-flues mounted Vover and around the sides and top of the kiln-chambers but not in direct communication therewith, a series of vertical air-ilucs that connect with the other air-Hue and discharge into the casing. on top of the kilns, means for feeding in the cold air to the continuous iiues and for drawing off the hot air therefrom, substantially as shown and for the purposes described.

9. In a combined drier and kiln of the character described, the combination with the longitudinally-extended chambers 1a la; of a series of parallelly-disposed air-flues extended lengthwise the kiln over one of its chambers la, another similar series of flues arranged over the other kiln-chamber, the two sets of flues being connected at the ends and joined to form a continuous air-passage, cold-air intakes that connect with the two series of flues, at diametrically opposite sides, an oiftake that connects with all the iiues at the other side, a series of vertical iiues proj ected from the continuous air-flues through the top of the kiln, a collecting-chamber into which the said iiues discharge and another set offlues that extend through the crown of the kiln-chambers and discharge into the said collecting-chamber and a means for drawing off the hot air from the continuous flue, for the purposes described.

10. In a combined drier and kiln of the character described, the combination with the kiln-chambers la l and the drier having IOO IIO

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hot-air flues for heating its drying-eompart-- take that connects With the said air-fines and 1o ment; of means for Collecting the Waste heat a duct that connects the said oftake with the that radiates from the kiln-chambers lEl la, air-Haes for the drier and a blast-fan in con- Comprising a series of paraHeHy-disposed neetion With the duct, for the purposes defines in communication With each other, anscribed.

other set of fiues that discharge the steam y GEORGE CURLEY. and Water-smoke from the kiln that empty Vitnesses: into the air-ues, cold-air intakes that con- W. F. EARLE,

nect with the two series of air-fines, an oif- C. J. BRAIN. 

